CHAPTER 679 PEARL'S POWERFUL SKILLS

Boom! Boom!

An intense aura emitted from Ricky and Pearl. Then, the fierce fight between them started in the blink

of an eye. Suddenly, their Ultimate Domains crashed towards each other like waves, as they collided

head-on with a deafening bang.

"Pearl, you'd better accept my offer. Otherwise, you are doomed to fail in this battle," Ricky said in a

low voice. His eyes narrowed as he looked down upon her from his position in the air. Mighty rays of

golden lightning crackled from within him, punctuating his cold stare.

Forcing a woman was not the kind of thing he would do, but he was left with no other choice.

"In your dreams! You are nothing but a loser in my eyes. Let me teach you a lesson!" Pearl's voice was

tempered steel, her seething rage just as cold and sharp. The chill in her voice seemed to creep

towards other parts of her body. Her eyes suffered the most dramatic change. An unnatural sheen fell

over them as if a dark lake flooded and froze over her irises.

Her body changed too. The innate energy continued to accumulate inside her. Icy veins pulsed with the

exertion, emphasizing the strain as her body reached its limit, and then it calmed. She activated her

Feminine Mutant. Pearl transformed into a dark queen with a murderous aura. She took the form of a

crystalline sculpture, colored only by the shadows trapped within her ice, her body brimmed with mighty

power.

Amid the turmoil of the Dark Gloomy Enlightenment, great surges of dark water flowed freely from

Pearl's body, flooding the surrounding area. The chilling air of the gloomy ice pervaded through the

field.

"That's impressive. I can't believe she possesses the dark water. To the best of my knowledge, one can

resist the attack of the dark ice only when possessing the Feminine Mutant," Jacob murmured to

himself. His jaw dropped. It never occurred to him that Pearl might have had a few tricks up her sleeve.

"If my memory serves me right, the dark water is the prize when one passes the second test in the

Heavenly Passage. There is a high chance the young man's life will be on the line this time.

I'm afraid that this battle would be long and fraught with danger since Ricky is not a spiritual emperor."

he analyzed as his brows furrowed in worry.

"The Feminine Mutant is so powerful! I can't believe that you can activate the dark water in such a short

amount of time," Ricky told Pearl as he sensed the strength that radiated from her.

"But one thing you should be aware of is that the dark water can't hurt me."

'What did he say? He doesn't fear the dark water at all?' Staring at Ricky, Jacob was completely

dumbfounded by what he said. He wondered how a middle spiritual king would be able to withstand the

dark water.

Suddenly, the raging sound of blazing flames erupted from Ricky's body.

Before they could blink, Ricky's body glowed brighter, as the Heaven Illuminating Fire erupted. The

gloomy ice that was expanding retreated in great yards, faster than it had spread. It seemed to flee

from the lick of fire that covered Ricky's body. It stayed still far away, and an eerie silence fell upon the

scene as the world stilled, in an impasse.

It took a long time before Jacob, who was once a spiritual emperor, could recover from the shock. He

gaped at Ricky. His mouth hung open as a mixed feeling of admiration and horror washed over him.

"Judging from its endless power, these black flames must be a sign of the Heaven Illuminating Fire, so

potent that it can burn everything to death," Jacob muttered after a beat, finally able to compose

himself.

"But how could that happen? It doesn't make sense at all! I clearly remember that Ricky doesn't

possess the Heaven Illuminating Eyes. How did he manage to control the Heaven Illuminating Fire?"

he said as he marveled at Ricky's performance. He understood then that he had underestimated

Ricky's power in the first place.

'Now, I'm dying to see what will happen next. This battle will be a lot more interesting than before, ' he

quietly thought to himself. Since he was a spiritual emperor from ancient times, there was no doubt that

he had experienced all sorts of shocking news. After regaining his composure, he was able to analyze

the situation with a clear head.

The secret behind Ricky's abilities was something that still alluded him though, and he desperately

wanted to know the answer.

'Ha-ha. It was sensible of me to arrange a test for them in here. If it had not been for that, I would never

have had a chance to experience this fascinating battle, '

Jacob thought to himself. He felt giddy with excitement.

"Your black flames are indeed powerful, but there is still a world of difference between us. With your

current strength, you won't stand a chance of defeating me. We are standing in the Dark and Light

Rock Array, and I possess the Feminine Mutant." Pearl's voice boomed out as her lips curled into a

smug smile. When she sensed Ricky's Heaven Illuminating Fire, her face grew more severe. Even

under enormous pressure, she still had complete confidence that the battle was in her pocket, no

matter how powerful Ricky was.

"Then let's wait and see. I knew fighting you was unavoidable in the first place. So, save your breath

and let's get started!" Ricky growled. He held his jaw tight, not showing the slightest quiver from fear.

As his voice faded away, his body instantly extended. The whole area filled with terror as he activated

the second level of Ultimate Golden Body. This is the property of Nô-velDrama.Org.

"His golden body is so domineering. And I assume that this isn't as simple as it looks, just like his

Heaven Illuminating Fire," Jacob stated, suspicion tinging his voice as his eyes narrowed. "Maybe this

is the secret weapon he has that makes me believe that he's more powerful than the owner of

Massacring Mutant."

Boom! Boom! As Ricky activated the second level of Ultimate Golden Body, Pearl immediately

countered with the spiritual emperor's blood power. The Dark Gloomy Enlightenment soon fused with

the dark water in her veins and gave her a devil's body that matched Ricky's monumental height.

"Massacring Omnipotent Skill—Massacring Golden Palm!" Ricky roared as he lunged his palm towards

Pearl. The extreme power of the Omnipotent Skill exploded within Ricky's body. A golden palm shot up

into the air, before ricocheting back into the ground with its full strength. The ground shook upon

impact. The resulting tremors carried with them an oppressive atmosphere as they reverberated

through the area.

The Massacring Sand circled above the Massacring Golden Palm, dancing with four other kinds of

runic powers, to create mighty rays of intense lightning.

If Ricky hadn't used the Heaven Illuminating Fire as protection against Pearl's power, he would have

been frozen into an ice sculpture before he could take a step closer to her.

Ricky thought that since he had made his decision, it was too late to regret it. He left himself no other

choice than to bite his teeth and fight till the end. Even though the battle was filled with danger, he

prepared himself to face any hardship that Pearl might throw his way. He planned to bring out some of

his best skills first, in the hopes of overwhelming her.

"Have a taste of my Dark Gloomy Whip!"

Pearl snarled, with her eyes as sharp as daggers. Her perfect body went through a ferocious change

as she spoke. An alluring aura emanated from her body and it seemed to be particularly attractive for

male. Maybe all those who had the Feminine Mutant possessed this property to a certain degree.

In the next moment, the devil shadow behind her back frantically opened its mouth, calling forth

endless Dark Gloomy Enlightenment. The dark water that swirled around her body then turned into a

boa, fiercely waving its head in the air.

The entire sky was entangled in her long black whip before anyone could sputter a gasp. In the heart of

this darkness, the Dark Gloomy Whip and the Massacring Golden Palm fiercely collided with each

other.

Rays of lightning flashed in the sky and, with them, came a rolling rumble. It was a ghastly sound,

mixing the crack of thunder in the sky and the roar of an earthquake on land. The entire space caved in

with the destructive force of their power. In the aftermath of their fierce collision, everything suddenly

felt clear and fresh to them again. The intertwined airwaves that the collision created gave way to the

sound of endless ripples, which smothered even the smallest of noises.

Since they were in the Dark and Light Rock Array, when this space exploded, the array's power would

pervade through the air and repair the broken pieces in the blink of an eye.

Ricky and Pearl were pushed back in great strides by the intense waves of power. It was also their first

time to experience the power of the Dark and Light Rock Array.

They all felt the array's unbeatable strength. Time seemed to rewind as they watched the array mend

itself back together to create an almost pristine space. It was a display of extremely potent power,

making it clear that it was way stronger than them all.

Almost simultaneously, it occurred to them that if they wanted to get out of here, they would have no

choice but to learn the Dark and Light Dual Cultivation Method.

"Pearl, I believe that you saw it too. It is beyond our capacity to break the power of the Dark and Light

Rock Array. So I think..." Ricky trailed, trying to persuade her to accept his offer again. His face grew

severer as he analyzed the critical situation.

Ricky felt shy, too, of asking the same thing from a woman who had already made her refusal clear.

However, there was no other choice. He didn't want to die here and turn into one of the floating rocks in

this scary place for the rest of his life. That was the last thing he wanted.

"Stop dreaming about that! I will beat the hell out of you!" The edge in Pearl's voice brokered no

arguments and she was rigid in her refusal. A look of complete disdain appeared on her face as she

stared straight at Ricky.

"Feminine Devouring Skill!" Pearl roared as she summoned her skill.

As her voice faded away, a domineering aura exuded from within Pearl. The fierce eyes of the dark

shadow behind her suddenly opened again, forming into two dark awls. To Ricky's surprise, they didn't

fly towards him. Instead, they dashed towards the dark area of the Dark and Light Rock Array at full

speed.

Wherever the dark awls went, they frantically absorbed the remnants of Dark Gloomy Enlightenment in

the air. All the power that had been assimilated then transferred into Pearl's body, enriching her

strength.

"I can't believe that her Feminine Devouring Skill can work like that!" Ricky murmured to himself in

surprise as his face grew serious. A feeling of anxiety washed over him as he started to worry about his

future.